The International Criminal Court judges will decide tonight whether to issue an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for crimes against humanity committed against opponents of his regime.
Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng was expected to read a three-judge bench’s decision tonight on a request by The Hague-based International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to have the Libyan strongman and two of his closest allies arrested. The ICC’s prosecution asked for warrants for Gaddafi, 69, his son Saif al-Islam, 39, and the head of Libyan intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, 62, for murder and persecution since mid-February, when the bloody uprising started. ICC judges may now decide to issue the warrants, to decline the request or to ask for additional information before giving the nod.
Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s investigation follows a referral by the United Nations Security Council on the Libyan conflict on 26 February. The prosecutor’s office launched its investigation five days later. On Sunday, Moreno-Ocampo said the war crimes in Libya would not stop until Gaddafi was arrested. "Crimes continue today in Libya. To stop the crimes and protect civilians in Libya, Gaddafi must be arrested," he said in a statement.
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